Veterans of TOO.COM
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Sgt Fury
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This is the copy of a email I received after signing up for PX online privileges.
Seems like I’m always the last to know but Incase some of you are not aware of this....the Post Exchange is only available to active duty or retired military...however, all veterans can shop the PX online. I remember when I was active duty, the PX was way cheaper than offbase. Don’t know if this is still the case or if shipping would cancel out any gains, but I signed up and am going to check it out. If I find something I want at a box store, I’m going to check this site out to see if I can get it cheaper. All you need to get verified is a copy of your DD214. I took a pic of it, then downloaded it to their site. I stumbled across this while checking out veterans benefits/discounts. Also found out that cabelas/bass pro offer a 5% discount...and Home Depot/Lowe’s offer a 10% discount. I could’ve saved a lot of money over the years but was unaware of these benefits. If anyone knows of any benefits that others may be unaware of, this would probably be a good place to share.
We need to put politicians on the same government healthcare. Shit ain’t right, everything is a fight...as if you didn’t already pay them.
First visit too a doctors appt using Tricare. Hopefully it works out as advertised....
I have my opinions about the VA but that’s for a later date....
I have my opinions about the VA but that’s for a later date....
I’m about to switch all my shit to my union care...my hope is about gone. Walking away never solved anything though...
Sgt Fury
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I hate using the VA. B/c I haven't been there in 2 years, they dropped me from my care team. Which means I cant refill a script until I go see a fuckin Dr. Its for heartburn meds. WTF. I never even received a letter in the mail about needing to be seen in order to refill. I called 2X to have it refilled. They tell me "we sent a request to the Dr. in June and haven't heard back. Good luck". So I had to call the local CBOC (Community Based Outpatient Clinic) to schedule an appointment to start this shit all over again for meds. I HATE HATE HATE dealing with the VA. But Ill jump through their fuckin hoops b/c its free medical. Assholes.
Yup, total bullshit system designed to discourage people from using it. So veterans just suffer because it isn’t worth the hassle.
It isn't free Dustin. You've already paid for it upfront in my eyes. It is yours. You've earned it.
Sgt Fury
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rooster85
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Sgt Fury
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Dear Helmets to Hardhats user:
Helmets to Hardhats has worked for over sixteen years to create better pathways and advocate for the transition of military service members to quality careers and training within the construction industry. This training has been under the registered apprenticeship model, a model that North America’s Building Trades Unions and its contractor partners have worked diligently to ensure quality and effectiveness. They have delivered this training at little, to no, cost to our military service members; a method that has allowed service members to keep their GI Bill dollars. This proven joint labor-management approach, often referred to as the other four-year degree, has been hailed by many leaders throughout the United States as the gold standard of apprenticeship training.
The future of this training, and the pathway that our transitioning Military Service Members use, is at risk. A new proposal by the U.S Department of Labor (DOL) could undermine the training and labor standards that are required of federal and state approved registered apprenticeship programs.
On June 25, the DOL proposed a new system that will allow private groups free reign to invent watered-down standards and certify sub-standard quasi-apprenticeship programs. These programs do not follow the registered apprenticeship model of the construction industry. They have named these programs Industry Recognized Apprenticeship Programs (IRAPs).
The stated purpose of the IRAP effort is to improve apprenticeships in industries where there are none. This is not the case in the construction industry, where the majority of registered apprenticeships exist. In fact, the number one group with the most registered apprentices in the United States is North Americas Building Trades Unions and their contractor partners. The second largest group is the United States Military.
I do not know why the DOL has proposed possibly allowing IRAPs in the construction sector. However, that is exactly what they have done. They have asked the American people for their opinion and given us until August 26, 2019, to let them know how we feel about their proposal to damage our livelihoods and water down the training and certifications in our fields of expertise. I ask that you tell the DOL to keep IRAPs out of the construction industry. Help us protect a system that has provided so much to our nation’s military veterans and families.
At Helmets to Hardhats, we are dedicated to providing connections to quality careers and training. The sad fact is that there are many programs in existence today that want nothing more than to take our military service members’ GI Bill dollars. In return, they provide the service member with sub-par training, no employment and mail the veteran a certificate that is not worth the paper it is printed upon. If IRAPs are allowed in the construction sector, they will become another one of these worthless programs taking advantage of veterans.
Please click on the link below, which will assist you in submitting a comment to the DOL. There is one for veterans and one for family and friends. If you have a family member, have them select the family and friends link. Please share the process with anyone who you think wants to help protect the future pathway of our military veterans to the best apprenticeship training and careers in the construction industry. Together, we can defend that which has provided pathways to tens of thousands of military veterans; enabling them to enter the middle class and secure a future for themselves and their families.
No IRAPs in Construction! Please send your comments to DOL today.
Thank you,
Darrell L Roberts
Helmets to Hardhats
Executive Director
Veteran
- Public/Friends and family of the trades: https://www.saveconstructionapprenticeships.org
- Military veterans in construction: https://www.saveveteransapprenticeships.org
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